China's major imports from Italy in January-August 2005, with the value in million US dollars:

Machinery, electronic products and audio-video facilities 2,458.712

Base metal and products 600.684

Chemical and related products 343.309

Textile materials and related products 348.039

Leather, fur and related products 285.675

Optical and medical products 158.221

Plastic and rubber products 171.993

China's trade with Italy in January-August 2005 totaled 12,557.255 million US dollars, up 23.5 percent over the same period last year, with exports and imports growing by 32.0 percent and 11.2 percent to 7,916.032 million and 4,641.223 million US dollars, respectively.

Source: General Administration of Customs.

Source: Xinhua